......indeed it was.
We lifted anchor in Porto Vecchio after breakfast, Saturday 29 July and headed towards Porto Torres, Sardinia, where I arranged a new meeting point with my family. A perfect sailing day. Bft 3-4, temperature in the upper 20ties, clear sky and a deep blue sea with scattered rocks and small islands in between. We took the Passage De La Piantarel along the Corsican coast which was easy during day and with light wind conditions but likely is difficult during night and in particular in heavy weather conditions. After a couple of hours we lost the wind and had to motor the rest to Porto Torres where we arrived late evening around 23h00.
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| Pelosa |
My family arrived the next day and as Porto Torres has nothing to offer besides a large industrial/ferry port we left soon afterwards to Stintino, a couple of miles NW of Porto Torres.
What a nice little fishing town! Colorful houses surrounded by two fjord-like channels and a well protected port in front of it. After two days we moved further to the North to Pelosa between Asinara and Sardinia. Definitively, one of the best anchor places I have been so far. A turquoise bay, crystal-clear water, white sand beaches, with perfect anchor grounds in 3-5m depth and a marvelous view on Asinara and the North-western tip of Sardinia.
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| Sunset behind Asinara |
We kept Asinara, a natural reserve for which a special permit is needed, for a later visit and took the Passagio Dei Fornelli between Asinara and Sardinia saving us some 20 nm and motored along North-Western coast under light wind conditions to T-Fish's new home base, where we arrived after 271.3nm Friday 4th Aug.
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| Pta del Quadro and Capo Caccia on the way to the new home port |
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| Paella Algherese - the Spanish influence in Alghero is obvious |
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| Fertilia Sunset |
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| Porto Conte |
The remainder of our vacations we used discovering the new surroundings. This included several visits to Alghero, a visit to the Grotto di Nettuno - a stalactite cave, a butterfly farm and a visit to Sassari but also several day cruises to nearby beaches to escape the heat in the port.
Indeed, excellent sailing grounds which offer a lot to discover in the next few years.
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| A happy skipper (and a well deserved beer) |
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